I have been aware of this topic for a long time. As a breastfeeding counsellor for decades, I had many breastfeeding moms that were told their baby’s tongue tie was connected to ingesting folic acid — either through food or prenatal supplements –during pregnancy. I’m not sure about that, but one thing was clear, the number of tongue ties increased drastically over the years I volunteered helping moms and babies.
Dr Sam Bailey from New Zealand has done a deep dive into folic acid that I found extremely insightful. Here are some things I learned in this comprehensive detailed video (which I have a link for below) :
The fortification of foods with folic acid was first suggested in 1991 and mandated in the USA in 1998. This would explain the sharp increase I noticed among moms struggling with tongue ties.
In this video you will also receive an in depth investigation into the history of folic acid recommendations as well as many helpful suggestions for how a pregnant mom can insure her baby has the best health possible.
I highly recommend this video for all pregnant women.
How to be our healthiest self? Avoid processed foods as much as possible. Most of them contain folic acid, especially commercially made cereal and bread products. Especially avoid labels that state “enriched” or “fortified”. Buy local fresh foods and cook for yourself! Find local suppliers of stone ground whole organic flours.
Folate, the natural form of folic acid is found in leafy greens, beef liver and lentils, among others.
Folate vs Folic Acid.
You might be aware that you should avoid supplements listing folic acid which a synthetic molecule manufactured in a laboratory. But you may not know that even if you see the word ‘folate’ in the ingredient list on your vitamin tablet, what the tablet may contain is synthesized folic acid. If you see “DFE” which means dietary folate equivalent, you can know that the tablet contains the synthetic version. Eating whole foods will provide higher quality nutrition than a tablet.
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of over 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as eleven grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
The Copper T IUD is No Longer Recommended and is currently in litigation for breakage of the arm during removal with retention of fragments in the uterine cavity. Other issues include heavy bleeding, disruption of vaginal microbiome with recurrent vaginal infection, copper toxicity or sensitivity, etc. Instead of the Copper T IUD, use a barrier method such as the diaphragm or cervical cap (2-3).
From Copper T IUD No Longer Recommended by Jeffrey Dach MD
For more detailed information see “Everything Hormones” by David Brownstein and Lindsey Berkson
Another article with a lot of facts on what happens to the body when this small device is implanted.
For further information as well as some suggestions on effective safe alternatives:
Copper IUDs: The Problems With Paragard
Dr. Ryan Monahan, DAOM, LAc, IFMCP. completed his Masters and Doctoral degrees of Eastern Medicine summa cum laude at Emperor’s College in Santa Monica, California and completed his Functional Medicine training with both The Institute for Functional Medicine and The Kresser Institute for Functional and Evolutionary Medicine.
The safest and most effective approach to natural, non-hormonal birth control is a combination of the Natural Cycles App in conjunction with intravaginal neem oil injected five minutes prior to sexual intercourse.
In clinical study, Natural Cycles App has been found to be 93% effective against pregnancy, while neem oil was found to be 96.2% effective against pregnancy in a 2018 study involving 238 women.
The integration of both approaches together would be a significantly effective method of birth control, as well as not only safe, but actually beneficial to vaginal health. Neem oil has been found to decrease instances of leucorrhea, UTIs, STDs, yeast infections, candida, gonorrhea, genital herpes and HIV.
Moving off of disruptive, toxic birth controls is one of the most important steps a woman can take in reclaiming control over her health and sovereignty over her own body.
I’ve been exploring the details of contraception for over forty years. I found these current resources helpful for young couples and wanted to make them available.
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of over 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as eleven grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
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Mastitis is inflammation of the breast usually associated with breastfeeding. Mastitis can be extremely painful and may cause fever and other flu-like symptoms. Many doctors will immediately prescribe antibiotics to treat mastitis, especially when fever is present. I personally breastfed all five of our babies, each for an extended period of time, and experienced mastitis several times. Once, when our fourth baby was just under a year old, I developed a quick case of mastitis that progressed into a breast abscess that had to be surgically drained. At the time I was under a great deal of stress with a major move and three active older children to care for. I’ll spare the details, but it is something that all moms will want to avoid if possible! Breast soreness without fever or flu-like symptoms may be caused by a plugged duct and can be easier to conquer without antibiotics if you act quickly. Throughout my 16 years of breastfeeding, I ended up taking antibiotics several times because I didn’t know of other effective ways to heal.
My last baby weaned in the early 2000s and there has been a huge amount of learning and sharing of information through social media platforms and the internet since then. I recently asked for natural approaches to healing mastitis and received a treasure chest of insight which I wanted to collect and store to benefit moms who may be in need.
There are good reasons to try and avoid antibiotics unless there is absolutely no other effective ways of treating. Antibiotics are known to wipe out all the healthy gut flora. Many of us seek to eat healthy food and keep our guts healthy and whole. Wiping out our good intestinal flora with powerful antibiotics can destroy what has taken a lifetime to develop. Intestinal flora is very beneficial to overall health. Many chronic illnesses (think allergies, eczema, other skin issues, etc.) are caused or adversely impacted by ‘leaky gut.’ If you do decide you need an antibiotic, make sure to prioritize boosting your gut flora with pro-biotics, and especially with natural fermented foods such as sauerkraut, kimchi, kefir, and kombucha.
The first response below provides a comprehensive framework for treating mastitis from a midwife that I know personally. Her first point – 24 hours in bed – with your baby (most of the time) is what your body needs most. The only reason to get out of bed is to use the bathroom! Mastitis with a fever is a strong signal to mom to slow down and take it easy. My midwife friend has a lot of experience and has seen the following protocol work.
An addition from the midwife:
Another commenter shares how using ice instead of heat was helpful to her:
The commenter below recommends sunflower lecithin – which many women find helpful to prevent plugged ducts. My daughter did find it helpful when breastfeeding her first, but later realized her baby developed a rash after she started taking lecithin. When she stopped, the rash stopped. So, every person is unique. We all have to pay attention and maybe keep a journal so we can get better at listening to what our body is telling us!
Poke root, allicin (from garlic), and ingesting colloidal silver were all shared as helpful natural antibiotics for mastitis. You can get allicin capsules, but “the very best way to obtain allicin is from eating fresh garlic that has been crushed or sliced. Fresh, uncooked garlic should be crushed, sliced, or chewed to maximize allicin production.” See more on allicin here.
Even once you start feeling better, be sure to give yourself time to fully heal and regain strength. Reduce stress as much as possible. As a mom with a young baby, I enjoyed this reminder:
Cleaning and scrubbing can wait til tomorrow
For babies grow up we learn to our sorrow
so quiet down cobwebs,
dust go to sleep
I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep
By far the best assistance for curing mastitis is a hungry cooperative baby. When babies are small they can sometimes be encouraged to suck more by standing and rocking or swaying while the breast is in their mouth. This is more taxing in terms of energy – and not possible when following the 24 hours in bed rule – but something to keep in mind if you are facing what you think might be the start of mastitis and you are eager to encourage more sucking on the breast.
Are you interested in learning more on the role and effectiveness of antibiotics? Dr Sam Bailey from New Zealand shares a. unique perspective here.
What am I missing? What has worked to help you conquer mastitis? Leave your tips in the comments below.
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of over 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as eleven grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
Are you open to re-thinking some things you thought you knew?
One strong signal of indoctrination (aka brainwashing) is extreme emotion surrounding a particular topic. If you find yourself unable to discuss or explore a topic, you may have been an unwitting target of propaganda and programming. In order for all of us to make sure we have not been deceived, we must be alert and open to examining every strongly held view we have. What we are searching for is evidence for all claims. Propaganda is dispersed through appealing to emotions. When our emotions are triggered we have a difficult time accessing our frontal cortex and using our valuable thinking skills.
We all hold strong views about particular topics. We can disagree without being enemies. All facts can bear the weight of examination. When we have been programmed through fear we can struggle to set aside that fear long enough to explore facts, read information on all sides of a topic, and seek to make a fully informed wise decision.
Recently I was thrilled to learn that an acquaintance I met several years ago, who continues to be a friend of a good friend, recently confided to my friend, that she has done a 180 reversal on her view of childhood vaccines. This is absolutely remarkable because she was a pediatrician for decades and engaged with me in a somewhat heated debate on the safety and reliability of vaccines on my good friends Facebook page! I must admit I was a bit rattled that a ‘doctor’ was challenging me! But I remained calm and did my best to react with grace and provide research and evidence. She quit responding with a bold statement of her absolute commitment to vaccines for herself, her children and any future grandchildren.
So you can imagine my surprise to learn that she had indeed taken the challenge to thoroughly explore the topic of vaccine safety and efficacy – and concluded she had been lied to! WOW.
My belief is that we have all been lied to. We’ve believed lies. We currently might be believing lies, but we are simply unaware of it. Believing lies in regard to many topics isn’t that big of a deal. But when parents believe lies about what will or won’t help their child to enjoy a life-time of health – that is a big deal to me! So I continue little by little to try and press people to examine their beliefs.
Perfect Parents?
Despite our best efforts, will we ever be perfect parents? What does a ‘perfect’ parent do? We are told that the best mothers will make sure to get frequent prenatal care from medical professionals. A typical pregnancy may result in 10-15 visits. OB/Gyns encourage additional procedures such as ultra sounds, glucose testing, blood tests, and vaccines in the hope of ensuring health for both. This is somewhat ironic if you think about certain tests that are done to determine if the baby may have a ‘problem’ and the mother is encouraged to terminate a pregnancy – hardly a healthy outcome for the baby. But I digress.
We are told that ‘perfect’ parents take their baby to up to 8 well baby visits in the first year of life, Good parents will OF COURSE follow all standard medical procedures advised by their doctor and government.
Is following standard medical recommendations really the best strategy for giving your baby a life time of health? Events around the world since 2020 have caused many people to question how health authorities come to adopt policies that are promoted for “health”. Many of us have been shocked at the recommendations made by health authorities and by the general acceptance of such by the public at large. Many are asking more questions. It is time for every parent to ask more questions.
Below is a typical schedule for Well Child Visits. As a mom who raised five healthy children and been involved as eleven grandchildren have arrived on the scene, I can tell you very confidently that healthy children do not need that many visits to confirm their health. I can count on one hand the visits I made to a child specialist medical professional. Medical professionals promote the well baby schedule because it insures a steady income stream for them. Young naive parents think they are obligated to attend every visit as recommended – not realizing that the medical professional is only a consultant to be used as they desire or need. Any doctor that insists on this number of visits should probably be avoided. These visits could be a method of ‘entrainment’ that keeps parents dependent on a system and unable to develop their own inner parenting wisdom.
What does a baby need? The best gift you can give your baby is a well informed parent, devoted to nurturing your instincts to protect and nourish your babies. Bonding in the early days cements into place a fierce protective instinct. This is one critically important reason you want to protect your baby during birth and immediately afterwards. Whether you choose a home birth, a midwife attended birth, or a hospital birth, you want to ensure the best possible introduction to the world for your precious baby.
A well informed parent will fiercely defend their baby from all attacks – no matter how well intentioned they may seem. New parents are bombarded with advice and information. How can you discern what is the best path for you and your baby? Are the ‘experts’ trustworthy?
We live in a world that is exploding with information which can make it difficult to discern what information to trust. How do we cope? Question everything! Look for wise, happy parents or grandparents that have wonderful families, good health, and good relationships. Learn from role models you see around you. In order to learn how to breastfeed, find a mom who has successfully breastfed several children and LOVED the experience! Most moms have some struggles at some point in the first few months and there are many ‘experts’ that want to give advice. The best advice will come from someone who will listen thoroughly, and share facts on the extreme importance that breastfeeding will play in the lifelong health of your baby. The absolute best protection you can give to help your baby avoid illness is to exclusively breastfeed. You will find many books written on the benefits of breastfeeding. The fact is undisputed – breastfeeding is worth your serious commitment. Get help early to get it right. A birth as close to natural as possible will give mom and baby the best possible opportunity to get breastfeeding right. I personally know of moms who have overcome phenomenal obstacles to succeed at breastfeeding. You CAN DO IT!
Are you ready to begin a journey and really explore standard of care procedures that you’ve been told repeatedly “are safe and best” for your baby? Please explore my website for information on which shots might be necessary for your baby. Every parent needs to Know – AND CALL – The Shots.
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of over 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as ten grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
34 hours after receiving his 2 month old shots, baby Sawyer passed away in his sleep.
Watch the video with Sawyer’s mom and dad here on the CHD BUS.
His mom, a nurse, wants new parents to be fully aware of his story.
You can always give vaccines once your child is older; Once you’ve fully investigated the necessity and safety. You can’t go back and undo them once injected.
Melissa struggled with infertility due to endometriosis for many years. She was loosing hope that she would ever have a child. She never thought she would carry a baby to full term. “When we finally had Sawyer, he was my miracle.” Sawyer was born perfect. Both of his parents were absolutely delighted with him. Now they carry him around in an urn.
Prior to her pregnancy, Melissa lost her job because she refused to accept the experiment injection. Yet, as a nurse, she never really investigated the childhood vaccine schedule. She had been trained and taught that vaccines were essential, safe, and effective. Tragically, she learned one of the hardest lessons of life. She trained as a nurse in order to help people. Now she wants her pain to help others make wiser decisions. She has now investigated and understands that her nursing training did not fully inform her on the impact of vaccines.
Read about how Sawyer’s parents pressed for further tests. When the medical examiner refused to do more testing and stated “If there was aluminum in his system it wouldn’t be enough to cause his death,” Melissa pushed for 10 months for more testing which later revealed he had 95 mcg/l of aluminum in his blood at the time of death. Melissa states that anything over 50 mcg/l in an adult is toxic. Sawyer was 8 weeks old.
Even though her intuition, as both a nurse and a mom, was that they should wait until the baby was feeling better, Melissa trusted her doctor.
That turned out to be the biggest mistake of her life.
Do babies actually need so many shots? Has there been adequate study of what giving so many shots at one time might do?
A former police detective confirms that her analysis of 250 cases of SIDs 50% of them were within 48 hour of receiving vaccines. 75-80% were within the week following vaccines.
Read more and watch the interview with the police detective here.
Please share with your pregnant friends. We need to protect babies.
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of over 40+ years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as ten grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
Twin girls. 3.5 months old. No medical history. Healthy. Received five “baby wellness shots” aka vaccines. Injected with chemical concoctions in the hope of protection against: polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and hepatitis B. Two days later their mother found them both dead in their crib.
A multidisciplinary board of medical professionals in Istanbul decided it was consistent with SIDS. Nothing to do with those pesky Baby Wellness Shots at all.
What do you think? Can there be such a thing as “Simultaneous sudden infant death syndrome””
Balci Y, Tok M, Kocaturk BK, Yenilmez C, Yirulmaz C. Simultaneous sudden infant death syndrome. J Forensic Leg Med. 2007 Feb;14(2):87-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.01.004. PMID: 17654772. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17654772/
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of over 40+ years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as ten grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
A graduate student in Ontario organizes a study on the brain of an infant receiving a routine circumcision. An MRI is performed on a baby during the routine circumcision procedure and is compared to the MRI prior to the surgery. The study found a significant impact on the brain.
“Analysis of the MRI data indicated that the surgery subjected the infant to significant trauma. The greatest changes occurred in the limbic system concentrating in the amygdala and in the frontal and temporal lobes.
A neurologist who saw the results postulated that the data indicated that circumcision affected most intensely the portions of the victim’s brain associated with reasoning, perception and emotions. Follow up tests on the infant one day, one week and one month after the surgery indicated that the child’s brain never returned to its baseline configuration. In other words, the evidence generated by this research indicated that the brain of the circumcised infant was permanently changed by the surgery.“
“Our problems began when we attempted to publish our findings in the open medical literature. All of the participants in the research including myself were called before the hospital discipline committee and were severely reprimanded. We were told that while male circumcision was legal under all circumstances in Canada, any attempt to study the adverse effects of circumcision was strictly prohibited by the ethical regulations. Not only could we not publish the results of our research, but we also had to destroy all of our results. If we refused to comply, we were all threatened with immediate dismissal and legal action.” Paul D. Tinari, Ph.D., Director, Pacific Institute for Advanced Study https://circumcision.org/circumcision-permanently-alters-the-brain/
Yes, this is just one baby. But the results provide a compelling reason to do more study – not less. This may bring up some questions for new parents, especially in the USA where circumcision is prevalent:
Why are baby boys still circumcised? Are there any potential risks from NOT being circumcised (aka intact)? Do any religious require routine circumcision of babies? Does a baby have to be cut if his dad is? Do they have to match dad or brothers? Do most other countries have routine surgery to cut baby boy genitals?
Find out more about circumcision before your baby is born. I’ve collected information in previous posts:
Currently available on YouTube a 12 year old video by Professor R. McAllister
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of over 40+ years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as ten grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
Is my baby going to be at risk for developing whooping cough? Who will put my baby at risk?
The following information will help you navigate the pertussis/whooping cough shots. When assessing information that may contradict what you have been told by health professionals, keep an open mind. Seek the truth. Many times very well meaning people have been given false information and haven’t fully researched all the facts.
Did you know that the DTaP does not prevent colonization and transmission of Diphtheria and Pertussis? It only potentially reduces the symptoms in vaccinated individuals. A study done in 2000 concludes, “Vaccinated children may be asymptomatic reservoirs for infection.”http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/5/00-0512_article
So the vaccinated can carry and spread the bacteria without feeling sick. That is part of the reason pertussis outbreaks are occurring in highly vaccinated populations. It also contradicts the idea that a healthy unvaccinated person is somehow more likely to spread the disease. The vaccine does not prevent against pertussis, it protects against the “whooping cough” symptom that comes along with pertussis. This may result in those who receive the vaccine being a “silent carrier” which is why pertussis is so prevalent. Grandma gets her TDaP shot and still gets pertussis but doesn’t have the number one sign of pertussis (the cough) and goes and smooches your baby – baby now has pertussis. Many scientific studies clearly acknowledge these facts.
In an article entitled, “The 112-Year Odyssey of Pertussis and Pertussis Vaccines-Mistakes Made and Implications for the Future” in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, the author acknowledges: that the vaccine being given is making people more susceptible to pertussis: “Because of linked-epitope suppression, all children who were primed by DTaP vaccines will be more susceptible to pertussis throughout their lifetimes, and there is no easy way to decrease this increased lifetime susceptibility.” Cherry JD. The 112-Year Odyssey of Pertussis and Pertussis Vaccines-Mistakes Made and Implications for the Future. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019 Sep 25;8(4):334-341. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piz005. PMID: 30793754.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/30793754/
The ‘baboon study’ may be the most significant explanation of how the vaccine may mask symptoms and instead of reducing transmission – may actually increase transmission to the non vaccinated. Acellular pertussis vaccines protect against disease but fail to prevent infection and transmission in a nonhuman primate model, https://www.pnas.org/content/111/2/787
Del Bigtree from The Highwire provides a detailed passionate video illustration of the findings of the baboon study here from 14 minutes – 25 minutes.
Is there longterm protection for children who receive all five doses of the DTaP vaccine? Waning Protection after Fifth Dose of Acellular Pertussis Vaccine in Children. Nicola P. Klein, Joan Bartlett, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, et al. The New England Journal of Medicine, Massachusetts Medical Society, Sep 13, 2012. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1200850
Whooping cough in school age children with persistent cough: prospective cohort study in primary care states “Conclusions For school age children presenting to primary care with a cough lasting two weeks or more, a diagnosis of whooping cough should be considered even if the child has been immunised. Making a secure diagnosis of whooping cough may prevent inappropriate investigations and treatment.” BMJ 2006; 333:174 https://www.bmj.com/content/333/7560/174
So what’s a parent to do? Insisting that everyone that will come into contact with baby must be vaccinated will not offer protection from whooping cough and may, indeed, increase the risk that baby will be infected with and get whooping cough.
I believe breastfeeding is the number one immune boost your baby needs for protection against all infection. Breastfeeding is simple, but not always easy. Prioritizing successful breastfeeding means getting information and support in advance to understand and overcome potential challenges. Avoiding all nipple substitutes in the first six to eight weeks will help prevent nipple confusion and rejection by baby of the breast. The best way to become comfortable with breastfeeding is to spend time with mothers who successfully and happily breastfed their babies.
Close contact (holding, kissing, etc.) with recently vaccinated individuals should be avoided, as they are potential silent carriers, but there is no need to panic and stress. Wearing your baby in a carrier when out in public is a great way to keep baby close and protect from unwanted contact.
If baby does develop a pertussis infection, early treatment with a high dose vitamin C protocol has been highly effective. As a parent who experienced whooping cough with four of my children when they were young, I can encourage you that children do survive whooping cough.
One serious reason to be wary of the DTaP and TDaP vaccines is the high level of aluminum they contain. A deep dive into the potential harm of injecting aluminum shows that there are many possible ramifications from auto-immune disorders to neurologic (brain) injury. Parents are not given true informed consent when they are not told of the possible adverse events of injecting aluminum. The biggest question to consider is, do I want to avoid a lifetime illness, possible neurological injury, or an infection of short duration that can be treated?
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of over 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as ten grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
The CDC schedule is clear. Add them up for yourself. They want every child to receive 36 doses targeting 15 different diseases by the age of 15 months — in the hope that these injections will prevent illness in your baby. But, will following this recommendation produce a healthy baby?
I can’t show the entire schedule at once because it is so large, but take a look at this segment!
To inspect the entire schedule, as published by the CDC, go here.
Please note that the number, 36, is reached by
counting the DPaT and MMR as THREE because both of these shots contain 3 different concoctions added together.
does not include the number of injections recommended by the CDC for children in the hope of preventing influenza (aka flu). If you accept all of those (most parents do not) add three for a total of 39 by 15 months. After that, the recommendation is for an additional shot each and every year.
This chart only shows injections recommended up to the age of 15 months. There are plenty more the CDC recommends to get after that time. For the next portion of recommendations, go to this link and scroll down.
Studying this schedule creates many questions in my mind. How did children survive before receiving such a barrage of shots? Prior to 1986 there were far less shots being promoted. See the following chart comparing shots given in s1962, 1983 and 2018.
Another important question – and one that should be OBVIOUS: Has anyone ever studied in detail how this combination of shots will impact a baby? Has each shot added been tracked and followed in its entirety since it is given in combination with so many others? Searching for this information on-line has become challenging. Every search I tried brought me to yet another page by the CDC. The following diagram shows that the testing of every vaccine is based on the assumed safety of a vaccine that was older. Each vaccine added was not tested against a true placebo, but was tested against an older vaccine. When challenged by ICANdecide.org the CDC was unable to produce any safety trials showing that vaccines were tested by a true placebo. Additionally, CDC was unable to produce any evidence that the entire combination schedule of shots had been tested and proven to be safe.
‘Safety’ trials for all the vaccines added to the schedule built on supposed safety of previous shots
Another critically important question: Has the total amount of aluminum and other potential neurotoxins been considered in this bloated schedule? Aluminum is just one of the ingredients. There is no evidence of safety of aluminum in shots because it has never been tested for safety. Aluminum has been added to vaccines because it enhances the body’s response. It is called an adjuvant. From early days it that has been “GRAS” meaning, generally regarded as safe, despite no testing or evidence to support this categorization.
And finally, as a parent that is most concerned about a healthy happy baby who grows up to be a healthy teen and adult: Has there ever been a longterm thorough study of fully vaccinated, partially vaccinated and non vaccinated children in regards to total health outcomes? Does accepting the vaccine schedule by the CDC lead to a longer, healthier life? Since we live in a time with skyrocketing allergies, neurologic disabilities of many types, and other serious health issues in childhood, this is a vitally important question to consider. It would be very easy for the CDC to do such a study — if they truly wanted to know the results.
Here is an idea to consider. If I offer you a milkshake — in your favorite flavor — how many rat turds can I put into it before you will reject it? If I put in one rat turd, and you can easily remove it with a spoon, will you still drink the milkshake? What about a handful of rat turds, mixed around? At what point will you refuse the milkshake?
The milkshake represents the CDCs credibility. Maybe they made a couple mistakes in the past. But how can they continue to recommend so many shots TO HEALTHY BABIES to this day? If any of their recommendations cannot stand — and the Hepatitis B shot for newborns is a great example – can I trust ANY of their recommendations?
You decide. Your baby’s health is in your hands. The most important part of your baby to protect is their brain.
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of over 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as ten grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
Bee sting, cuts, scrapes, burns … things happen. Sometimes we seek medical care in an ER or urgent care. We are there for an informed opinion on our need for medical treatment, yet often the first issue we face is pressure to accept a tetanus shot. ERs throughout the country seem to have the same standard protocol to promote a “tetanus shot” for nearly every presentation. I’ve written about tetanus here, here, here and here. But I came across some facts that I wanted to collect and share.
Tetanus is the name of a sickness you get when the bacterium Clostridium tetani enters your body and flourishes (with a life cycle). C. tetani is an anaerobic bacteria meaning it can only live in the absence of oxygen. In the presence of oxygen tetanus cannot complete its life cycle to create the tetanus toxin which is dangerous. If a wound has bled and can be cleaned and aired, there is very little risk of this life cycle ever happening.
Before agreeing to a tetanus shot it is imperative to seek information on the true risk of a tetanus infection compared to the risk of harm caused by the “tetanus” vaccine. The CDC provides information on tetanus infections through annual reports. Vaccine adverse events can be found in the VAERS data base and the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) annual compensation reports.
In an 8 year study covered by the CDC mortality and morbidity report (2001-2008) 45 states reported 233 cases of diagnosed tetanus infection including 26 deaths. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6012a1.htm
Compare this to 791 deaths reported during this time period from a tetanus containing vaccine.
The Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) was set up in 1988 as a voluntary reporting system to track vaccine reactions. 155,830 adverse events and 2,676 deaths were reported following tetanus containing vaccines in children and adults. Updated statistics are available from https://www.openvaers.com/openvaers.
Admittedly, most vaccines are given in combination with many other vaccines so the harm cannot be attributed solely to the tetanus vaccine.
During 2001–2008, a total of 233 cases of tetanus were reported from 45 states; 26 were fatal.
An average of 29 cases was reported each year.
The average annual incidence was 0.10 per 1 million population.
C. tetani is ubiquitous in the environment (can be found everywhere)
Populations considered at increased risk for tetanus include persons with tetanus-prone wounds, IDUs (injection drug users), and those with diabetes and chronic wounds.
The findings in this report indicate that older adults are at greater risk for tetanus than younger persons, and the risk for fatal disease is higher among patients aged ≥65 years.
“Tetanus only” shots were once available, but are no longer offered because the manufacturers stopped production. The only ‘tetanus’ injection available in the US is a three in one shot containing diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccines. While many doctors, nurses, and ER staff will encourage anyone with a wound to get a ‘tetanus’ shot, the only shot available is the DTaP for children and the TDaP for adults.
There are many first hand reports of patients agreeing to receive a tetanus shot, but when the shot arrives, the vial is for DTaP/TDaP.
In conclusion, during 2001-2008 a total of 53,470 injuries including 791 deaths were reported from a tetanus containing vaccine to the registry within the United States government database while during the same time period, 26 died from tetanus infection.
The tetanus vaccine is heralded as the reason for the decrease in tetanus world wide, but this has never been substantiated. Documented Tetanus Mortality in England & Wales from 1901 to 1999 shows “the administration of the tetanus vaccine is likely to be pointless and puts children especially at risk of adverse reactions to the vaccines. Deaths related to Tetanus and tetanus incidents overall, sharply decreased long before the vaccine was introduced widely during World War II.” https://preventdisease.com/news/10/102510_vaccines_did_not_save_us.shtml#Tet_EngWale
Tetanus is ubiquitous: It is found on the surface of the body, in the mouth, in the gastro-intestinal tract, in house dust and clothing. It occurs extensively in cultivated soils. The organism lives as a harmless commensal in the gut of many animals, in addition to humans…
The geographical distribution of tetanus across the globe generally follows the areas of moist, warm climate and fertile soil — the highest rates occur in the developing world, particularly in countries near the equator.
Non vaccinated individuals can have tetanus antibodies due to natural exposure. 410 Indians demonstrate measurable antitoxin despite receiving no vaccines.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6114281/
There have been allegations that some vaccines targeting fertile female populations in underdeveloped countries contain human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) to prevent pregnancy. In 1993, WHO announced a “birth-control vaccine” for “family planning”. Published research shows that by 1976 WHO researchers had conjugated tetanus toxoid (TT) with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) producing a “birth-control” vaccine. Many priests have raised concerns regarding targeting populations in Africa, Asia, and South America to cause sterilization. https://www.scirp.org/Journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=81838, https://www.scirp.org/Journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=81838 and https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12346214/
Many efforts to give vaccines to pregnant women state the purported aim is to reduce neonatal tetanus (NT).
“NT most often occurs through cutting of the umbilical cord using non-sterile techniques or applying non-sterile traditional remedies to the umbilical cord stump, but infection of the umbilical stump is not always evident. Deliveries carried out by persons with unclean hands or on a contaminated surface are also risk factors for maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT). Tetanus is not transmissible from person to person.”
Since neonatal tetanus is primarily caused by unsanitary cutting of the umbilical cord, education on better cutting and care of the neonatal cord would seem to be both beneficial and cost effective.
Standard of Care for Neonatal Tetanus as described by the WHO does NOT include giving a tetanus vaccine, ONLY giving tetanus immune globulin (TIG):
“NT remains an important global public health problem, particularly in settings with high neonatal mortality and among some of the poorest and most marginalized subpopulations worldwide.”
“NT is a medical emergency requiring hospitalization, immediate treatment with human tetanus immune globulin (TIG), agents to control muscle spasm (preferred: benzodiazepines), and antibiotics (preferred: metronidazole or penicillin G). A single intramuscular dose of human TIG is recommended as soon as possible to prevent further progression of the disease. If TIG is not available, equine-derived antitoxin tetanus serum (ATS), can be given in a single intravenous dose, after testing for hypersensitivity. Alternatively, intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) may be used.”
“The medical establishment chooses to turn a blind eye to the lack of solid scientific evidence to substantiate our faith in the tetanus shot.”
“When an old medical procedure of unknown effectiveness, such as the tetanus shot, has been the standard of medical care for a long time, finalizing its effectiveness via a modern rigorous placebo-controlled trial is deemed unethical in human research. Therefore, our only hope for the advancement of tetanus care is that further investigation of the ascorbic acid therapy is performed and that this therapy becomes available to tetanus patients around the world, if confirmed effective by rigorous bio-statistical standards.”
Tetanus incidence and mortality declined greatly before the widespread use of tetanus vaccine. (In excess of 99%)
The bacteria associated with tetanus is present virtually everywhere. However, when the human body does not present the bacteria a proper environment for growth, this constitutes a natural immunity to the tetanus bacteria.
The only preventives for tetanus are general good health and wound hygiene.
There is NO immunity to dirty wounds. Wound hygiene is essential.
Tetanus incidence in the vaccinated is about the same or higher than incidence in the unvaccinated.
Tetanus vaccine is not only ineffective but also toxic. It’s use causes numerous adverse side effects.
So, like all the other vaccine-related illnesses…is the illness truly rare, or are there simply lesser forms of it? Are vaccinated children truly protected from illness, or are parents and doctors too uninformed to recognize it?
“Five children aged five to 15 years contracted tetanus in Finland between 1969 and 1985, together with 101 adults. Four of the five had been adequately immunized against tetanus.”
“One half of an annual birth crop of the rhesus monkeys inoculated with tetanus toxoid at the age of one year had protective levels of tetanus antitoxin seven years post-inoculation. However, the immunization program had no significant effect on either the total or tetanus mortality rates during the study.”
Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
